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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor
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gptkbp:advertising
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Vertical integration
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
Manifest Destiny
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gptkbp:availableIn
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Overhunting of fur-bearing animals
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gptkbp:businessModel
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Trading post system
Into_the_Pacific_Northwest
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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American_exploration
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1842
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Trade routes
Fur trading posts
Beaver_pelts
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gptkbp:founded
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1808
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Expansion into the West
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Post-Louisiana_Purchase
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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American Fur Company
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gptkbp:impact
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American_economy
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gptkbp:industry
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Fur trade
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gptkbp:influenced
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Market demand for fur
European_fashion_trends
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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Fur auctions
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on fur industry
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gptkbp:localBusiness
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Wholesale
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gptkbp:market
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Fur garments
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Establishment of trading posts
Merger with other fur companies
Decline of fur fashion
Transition to other industries
Influence_on_American_culture
Legacy_in_American_history
Cultural_exchanges_with_Native_Americans
Expansion_into_Canada
Formation_of_the_American_Fur_Company
Impact_of_the_Civil_War_on_trade
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:William_Henry_Ashley
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:partnerships
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Local trappers
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Fur
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gptkbp:productionYears
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19th century
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Missouri_River
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gptkbp:related_to
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Mountain men
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gptkbp:revenue
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Profit sharing with trappers
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gptkbp:sells
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Native_American_tribes
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Acquisition_of_Pacific_Fur_Company
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Astor_Fur_Company
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